ID NUMBER: 2203267

NAME: FETALVERO, DIANE FAE M.

COURSE&YR: BS ARCH 2
CLASS CODE: 2932

MODULE 4

DAMAGES
AND/OR
THREATENS

BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE CHANGE

INTRINSIC UTILITARIAN ANTRHOPO- NATURAL

VALUE VALUE GENIC CAUSES CAUSES

GIVEN OVER-CONSUMED
IMPORTANCE BY… FOR…
GENERATE MITIGATES
S

HUMAN
ACTIVITIES

The diagram explains how biodiversity and climate change correlate

with the involvement of human activity. To start, climate change is the global
change of temperature and wind patterns. Two causes of climate change are
anthropogenic and natural. Anthropogenic climate change is from the
contribution of human activities to generate these significant shifts in the
atmosphere. Meanwhile, natural climate change is from volcanic eruptions,
orbital changes, and carbon dioxide. Through these global shifts, climate
change damages and threatens biodiversity and its benefits. Now, biodiversity,
defined as the variability of life, expands to two values. One is the utilitarian
value characterized by genetics', species,' and ecosystems' practical use,
such as food, medicine, energy, and such. The other value is the intrinsic value,
which defines biodiversity's irreplaceable worth. The conservation of every life
form in the natural world is its primary intention. Through these two values of
biodiversity, an apparent connection with human activities manifests. Today,
there is an increasing demand for biodiversity's utilitarian value because
humans continue to over-consume resources for their wants and needs, thus
causing severe anthropogenic climate change. But when human activities
give biodiversity intrinsic value importance, anthropogenic climate change is
mitigated.